The Black Widow

1947•3h 0m•

★5.3(5 ratings)

ActionScience Fiction

Overview

The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune teller Sombra, a spy from an Asian country intent on world domination, who is determined to pilfer the atomic rocket by luring workers from the project to her parlor and killing them with black widow spider venom when they refuse to cooperate.

Director

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Watchlist

Main Cast

Bruce Edwards

Steve Colt

Virginia Lee

Joyce Winters (as Virginia Lindley)

Carol Forman

Sombra, The Black Widow

Anthony Warde

Nick Ward

Ramsay Ames

Ruth Dayton

The Black Widow

1947•3h 0m•

★5.3(5 ratings)

ActionScience Fiction

Overview

Director

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Watchlist

Main Cast

Bruce Edwards

Steve Colt

Virginia Lee

Joyce Winters (as Virginia Lindley)

Carol Forman

Sombra, The Black Widow

Anthony Warde

Nick Ward

Ramsay Ames

Ruth Dayton

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Director: Fred C. Brannon

Production

Associate Producer: M.J. Frankovich
Producer: Anthony Hinds

Cinematography

Director of Photography: John MacBurnie

Editing

Editor: Sam Starr
Editor: Cliff Bell Sr.

Art Direction

Set Decoration: John McCarthy Jr.
Art Direction: Fred A. Ritter
Set Decoration: James Redd

Did You Know?

The film was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.

Cinematography was handled by John MacBurnie.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0039193.

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Rating

5.3/10

Mixed

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Black Widow

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Republic Pictures

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The Black Widow

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Bruce Edwards

Virginia Lee

Carol Forman

Anthony Warde

Ramsay Ames

The Black Widow

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Bruce Edwards

Virginia Lee

Carol Forman

Anthony Warde

Ramsay Ames

I. Stanford Jolley

Dave Anderson

Theodore Gottlieb

Virginia Carroll

Gene Roth

Sam Flint

LeRoy Mason

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Direction

Production

Cinematography

Editing

Art Direction

Keywords

Did You Know?

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